Packaging apparatus



April 17, 1962 s. F. ANDERsoN 3,029,574

PACKAGING APPARATUS Filed Aug. 20, 1959 4 Sheets-Sheet l April 17, 1962 Filed Aug. 20, 1959 s. F. ANDERsoN 3,029,574

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April 17, 1952 s. F. ANDERSON 3,Q29,574

PACKAGING APPARATUS 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Aug. 20, 1959 Unite States Patent ffice 3,029,574 Patented Apr. 17., 1962 3,029,574 PACKAGING APPARATUS Swan F. Anderson, 312 N. Highland Ave., Rockford, Ill., assigner of one-half to Ralph F. Anderson and one-half to Swan F. Anderson, Rockford, Ill.

Filed Ang. 2li, 1959, Ser. No. 835,048 12 Claims. (Cl. 531-281) yThis invention relates to improvements in apparatus for packaging uent materials.

It is a general object of this invention to provide an improved apparatus for dispensing a measured quantity of fluent material into a container, which apparatus is of simple and economical construction and which can be readily disassembled for cleaning without the use of tools.

Another object of this invention is to provide a packaging apparatus including a piston type measuring device, a control valve for controlling flow to and from the measuring device, a cap dispensing apparatus, and a cap applying device, together with an improved common actuator connected to the several elements for operating the same in timed relation to each other to dispense a measured quantity of material into the container and thereafter apply a cap to the container.

A more particular object of this invention is to provide a dispensing apparatus including a measuring cylinder having a plunger therein and a three-way valve movable between intake and discharge positions to control the flow of material to and from the cylinder, which apparatus has a single actuating lever operative during movement of the lever in one direction to initially move the valve to its intake position and thereafter retract the plunger to draw a charge into the cylinder and operative during movement of the lever in the other direction to initially move the valve to its discharge position and thereafter extend the plunger and discharge a measured quantity of material from the cylinder.

An additional object of this invention is to provide a dispensing apparatus in accordance with the foregoing object and including a cap magazine and a cap applying device and a slide for removing a cap from the magazine and for carrying the same with a container to the cap applying device, together with mechanism connected to the common actuating lever for operating the slide and capping apparatus in response to movement of the actuating lever.

These, together with various ancillary objects and advantages of this invention will be more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a right side elevational view of the dispensing apparatus and illustrating the position of the valve and piston when the operating lever is in its raised position;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary left side elevational view of the dispensing apparatus and illustrating the position of the cap dispensing and cap applying mechanism when the operating lever is in its raised position;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the dispensing apparatus with the operating lever in its raised position;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the dispensing apparatus with the hopper removed and illustrating the position of the parts when the operating lever is in its lowered position;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary right side elevational view of the dispensing apparatus illustrating the position of thel parts as the lever is moved from its raised to its lowered position;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken onthe plane 6-6 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the valve and dispensing piston taken on the plane A-A of FIG. 3 and illustrating the position of the parts when the operating lever is in its lowered position;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the plane B-B of FIG. 3 and illustrating the position of the cap dispenser and cap applying mechanism at an intermediate position; and

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the plane B-B of FiG. 3 and illustrating the position of the cap dispenser and cap applying apparatus when the actuating lever is in its lowered position.

The packaging apparatus of the present invention is generally adapted for use in dispensing measured quantities of fluent materials into containers and, in general, includes a piston type dispenser 10; a valve 11 for controlling the ilow of material to and from the piston dispenser; a cap dispensing mechanism 12, and a cap applying mechanism 13. The several instrumentalities are operated 4by a common actuator which, in the embodiment illustrated, is arranged for manual operation and includes a lever 14 movable from a iirst position to a second position and back.

The dispenser 10 comprises an elongated generally horizontally extending body 15 which defines a measuring cylinder or chamber r16. The body 15 is removably supported on a base and, as best shown in FIG. 7, has a depending lug 17 thereon which is removably received in a block 18 and retained in position thereon by a set screw 19. The block 1S is supported on a plurality of legs 21-23 which extend outwardly and downwardly from the block to support the same on a supporting surface such as a counter-top Y24. A piston 25 is slidably ydisposed in the cylinder and has a collector groove 26 extending therearound at its inner end. For reasons set forth more fully hereinafter, an elongated slot 27 is formed in the outer end of the piston 25. The valve 11 is formed in the body 15 at the forward end of the cylinder 16 and includes a valve chamber 29 which communicates through a passage 31 with the measuring cylinder 16. The valve also includes inlet and discharge passages 32 and 33 and a rotary plug type valve 34 having a flow passage 35 operative in one position of Athe valve member to communicate the passage 31 with the inlet 32 and, in the other position thereof shown in FIG. 7, to communicate the passage 31 with the outlet 33. The valve chamber 29 and plug 34 are preferably axially tapered as shown in FIG. 6 to maintain Aa close working fit between the parts. The material may bev supplied to the inlet passage 32 in any desired manner and, as herein shown, a hopper 37 is formed with a spout 38'on its lower end which is detachably received in a counterbore 39 formed in the upper side of the body 15.

The valve 11 and piston type dispenser 10 are operated in timed sequence by a common actuator. The actuator includes a shaft 41 mounted in the body 15 for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of the rotary valve member 34. The operating lever'14 is connected to the left hand end of the rod and extends outwardly'and forwardly and terminates in a knob 43 (see FIG. 5);v A valve operator is connected to one end of the shaft and includes the sector plate 45 which is supported on'one end of the shaft 41 for rotation relative thereto. The sector plate is formed with teeth 46 on one end thereof which mesh with the teeth 47 formed on the outer end of the valve member 34. Preferably, the teeth 47 on the valve member are located inwardly of the periphery of the valve member to form a shoulder 34a yon the valve member against which the teeth 46 of the vsector plate abut to maintain the valve member in assembled relation on the body 15. The angular movement of the valve member 34 between its intake and discharge positions is limited by means of a stop pin 49 on the body 15 and which extends into an arcuate slot 51 in the sector plate. The pin 49 engages the sector plate 45 at one end of the slot, when the valve member is in its intake position shown in FIG. l, and engages the pin 49 at the other end of the slot when the valve member is in its discharge position shown in FIG. 7.

The sector plate 45 is moved from one limiting position to the other by means of an arm 53 which is connected to the shaft 41 for turning movement therewith and for limiting tilting movement at the direction transverse to the shaft. As best shown in FIG. 6, the shaft 41 is formed with a flat blade portion 54 at its end which defines a shoulder 55. The -blade portion has a notch 56 formed therein and the arm 53 has an elongated slot 57 having a length only slightly greater than the depth of the `blade portion between the base of the notch 56 and the underside thereof. The underside of the blade portion is beveled at 59 at a point spaced outwardly from the shoulder 55 to permit the arm 53 to pivot about the notch 56 in a direction transverse to the shaft. A hub 61 is provided on the arm and engages opposite sides of the blade 54 to guide the arm during the aforedescribed pivotal movement. The arm is yieldably urged in a counterclockwise direction as vewed in FIG. 6, in a manner hereinafter described, to releasably retain the arm in position on the shaft 41 and to also urge the arm to- 0 ward the sector plate 45. A dog 62 is formed on the inner facepof the arm 53 and is arranged to engage a shoulder 45a on the sector plate 45, when the operating lever 14 is moved in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIGS. 1 and 5, and to engage a second shoulder 45b on the sector plate when the arm is moved in a counterclockwise direction.

When the dog 62 engages the shoulders 45a or 45h it moves the sector plate 45 with the shaft 41 and therebymoves the valve 34 from one position to the next. In order to interrupt movement of the valve member after it reaches its succeeding position, a cam member herein shown in the form of a beveled nose 63 on the valve member 34, is arranged to engage the end of the arm 53 and cam the same outwardly to disengage the dog 62 from the sector plate. As is apparent from FIGS. and 6, the earn is arranged to tilt the arm 53 away from the sector plate, at about the time the pin 49 engages one end or the other of the slot 51. Thus, during the initial movement of the lever 42 from its raised position shown in FIG. 1 'toward its lowered position, the dog 62 en- 'gages the sector plate to rotate the valve member 34 to its discharge position. When the valve member reaches its discharge position, the cam nose 63 cams the lever v53 outwardly and disengages the same from the sector plate. In accordance with the present invention, provision is made for thereafter operating the piston to discharge a measured quantity of material from the measuring cylinder 16. The upper edge of the sector plate is preferably beveled as indicated at 64 (see FIG. 6) to facilitate the aforedescribed tilting of the arm 53 relative tothe sector plate.

The piston 25 is extended and retracted by means of a pair of arms 65 and 66 connected to the shaft 41 for rotation therewith. The arm 65 is herein shown rigidly attached to the shaft 41 at one side of the body 15, and the arm 66 is conveniently formed integrally with the arm 53 to extend from the side of the shaft opposite the arm 53. A generally U-shaped bail 67 has the web portion 67a thereof disposed in the elongated slot 27 in the piston. Pintles 68 are formed on the free ends of the bail and are adapted to he received in apertures 69 formed in the arms 65 and 66. A plurality of sets of openings or apertures 69 may be provided in each of the arms 65, to 'enable adjustment of Athe stroke of the piston in fixed increments, and a set screw 71 is threaded into the piston 25 and intersects the slot 27 therein to adjust the lost motion between the bail and the piston. The bail is formed of a resilient wire material and is bent so as to yieldably press the outer ends thereof apart. This urges the arm 66 and hence the arm 53 in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 6 to yieldably maintain the dog in engagement with the sector plate and also to retain the arm 53 in assembled relation on the shaft. When the operating handle or lever 14 is in its raised position shown in FIG. l, the piston 25 is retracted and, during the initial movement of the lever toward its lowered position, the bail 67 moves along the slot 27. The slot i's advantageously made sufficiently long so that the bail does not engage the inner end of the slot until after the `valve 34 has been moved to its discharge position shown in FIG. 7. Thereafter, further movement of the lever toward its lowered position will extend the piston to discharge material from the measuring cylinder. Similarly, when the lever is in its lowered position, the bail is at the inner end of the slot 27 and, during the initial movement of the lever to its raised position, the bail merely moves along the slot and does not engage the adjusting Screw 71 until yafter the valve member 34 has been moved to its intake position shown in FIG. 1.

The containers 96 to be filled are advanced to a position below the outlet 33 along a platform 73 having guide anges along opposite sides thereof. The platform is conveniently formed with an upwardly inclined portion 73a (see FIG. l) so that the containers are urged by gravity to a position below the valve outlet. The platform 73 is conveniently supported on the block 18 and for this purpose has 4a mounting plate 74 along the rear edge thereof which is supported on pins 75 carried by the block. As best shown in FIG. 7, the body 15 has a depending rib 76 which overlies the upper edge of the mounting plate 74 to aid in retaining the same in position on the pins. With this arrangement, the platform can be removed by lifting the Same upwardly to pivot the plate 74 about its upper edge until it clears the pins 75 at which time it can be lowered away from the lip 76. For reasons set forth hereinafter, the platform 73 is formed with a transversely extending portion 73b which extends forwardly from the main platform 73 and terminates in a downwardly inclined portion 73C which guides the containers onto the counter top 24.

The cap dispensing mechanism 12 is also detachably mounted on the body 15 and includes a generally dat slide bracket 81 having depending ears 82 at one end which are pivotally mounted by a pin 83. The pin 83 extends through a boss 84 formed at the underside of the body 15. The plate 81 has an opening 85 adjacent the free end thereof and a cap magazine 86 is attached to the plate 81 `and extends upwardly Varound the opening 85 to Support a plurality of caps 87. Spaced guide strips 89 are attached to the plate 31 and are spaced therebelow by bars 91 to dene a guideway for the cap ejector slide 92. The caps 87 in the magazine move downwardly by gravity and the lowermost cap rests upon the strips 89. The forward end of the ejector plate 92 is formed with a concave recess 92a (see FIG. 4) which engages the lowermost cap and removes the same from the stack as the slide is extended. A container ejector plate 93 is attached to the cap ejector plate 92 and is spaced therebelow by a bar 94. The container ejector plate has an arcuate recess 93a in its nose portion arranged to engage the upper end of the container 96 to advance the same with the cap. As is apparent from FIG. 8, the recesses 92a and 93a are arranged so as to advance the cap in registry withthe open top of the container 96 whereby the cap drops onto the container after the cap moves beyond the ends of the guide strips 89. The slides 92 and 93 are ment of the lever 14 from its raised position to its lower position and back. For this purpose, an arm 97 is attached to the shaft 41 for rotation therewith yand as herein shown is formed integrally with the arm 65 at the left hand end of the shaft y41. The arm has a pintle 98 yat its outer end which extends into a vertically extending slot 99 formed in a slide operating plate 101. As best shown in FIG. 3, the slide plate 101 is connected to the container ejector plate 93 along one side edge of the latter. When the slide 93 is extended, the plate 101 projects into the path of movement of the containers 96 along the platform 73 (see FIG. 3) `and is advantageously so arranged with respect to the outlet 33 of the valve as to stop `a container in filling position below the valve. When the slide 93 is retracted, the container can be advanced to a position adjacent the cap magazine 816. As will be noted from FIG. 4, the cap magazine is positioned slightly in advance of the outlet 33 ofthe valve so that the container ejector plate engages the container slightly before the cap ejector plate engages a cap in the magazine to remove the latter.

The cap applying mechanism 13 comprises a head 105 which -is positioned yalong the path of movement of the containers and caps -as they are advanced by the slides 92 and 93. The head 105 is supported at the free end of a plate 106 which is pivotally mounted at its other end by means of laterally extending ears 107 which are supported on the pin 83. A spacer sleeve 108 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is provided on the pin to maintain the proper spacing between -the plate 106 and the body. A spring 109 is interposed between the plate 106 and the plate 81 to yieldably urge the plate and head 105 to a raised position in which the head is above the path of movement of the `caps and containers. As is apparent from FIG. 3, the plate 106 is cut away as indicated at 106:1 to extend around the cap magazine S6 to permit free vertical movement of the cap applying device. A cam plate 111 is attached to one side of the plate 108 and terminates in `a laterally extending ear 112 (see FIG. 3). A further arm 114 is connected `to the shaft for rotation therewith, which arm is also conveniently formed integrally with the arm 65. The arm 114 extends outwardly and is angularly related with respect to the arm 97 so as to engage the earr 112. and press the head 105 downwardly to seat the cap on the container, as the lever 14 is moved to its lowered position. Stops 115 `and 116 are provided on the hub `formed by the levers 65, 97 and 114 and are arranged to engage a stop pin 117 to limit the angular movement of the lever between preselected upper and lower positions.

From the foregoing it is thought that the operation of the device will be readily understood. Briefly, when the operating lever 14 is in its raised position, the Valve 11 will be in its intake position and the piston 25 4fully retracted as shown in FIG. l, and the cap applying mechanism 13 will be in its depressed position while the slides will be extended, as shown in FIG. 2. As the operating lever is moved downwardly, the dog 62 on the arm 53 engages the shoulder 45u on the sector plate to rotate the sector plate and hence the valve 34 toward its discharge position. As the valve approaches its discharge position, the arm 53 r-ides over the cam nose 63 and disengages the dog from the sector plate. During this time, the bail 67 has moved along the slot 27 in the piston. As the lever is moved further downwardly, the piston is extended 4and the arm 53 rides across the face of the sector plate until it drops behind the other shoulder 45b. As the piston is extended, it discharges a measured quantity of material through `the outlet 33 into ya container on the platform 73 therebelow. When the lever 14 is in the raised position previously described, the slides 92 and 93 are extended. The plate 101 along the edge of the slide projects into the path of movement of the containers on the platforml 73 and is spaced from the delivery outlet 33 a dis-tance less than the diameter of the container so as to stop the same in proper lling position. As the lever 14 is moved downwardly, the slides are retracted and, as the lever appreaches its lower position, the arm 114 engages the plate 111 to move the cap lapplying anvil 105 downwardly to seat the cap on the mouth of the container as shown in FIG. 9.

When the lever 14 is returned to its raised position, the dog 62 initially engages the shoulder 4511 to rotate the cam plate in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in FIGS. l and 5. When the valve reaches its intake position, the cam nose 63 swings the arm 53 outwardly to disengage the `dog `62 from the sector plate. During this time, Ithe bail 46'7 has been moving along the slot 27 and about the time the valve reaches its intake position, the bail strikes the adjustable thumb screw 71 whereby further movement of the lever will retract the piston to draw a charge of material into the measuring cylinder. During the aforedescribed raising of the lever 14 the arm 114 rst disengages the cam plate 111` to permit the anvil 105 to raise. The arm 97 then moves the slides 92 and 93 to their extended position to simultaneously advance -a cap and the container 96 to a position below the anvil 105.

The device can be readily disassembled for cleaning by merely bowing the bail 67 inwardly to release the pintles 68 from the apertures 69. The piston 25 can then be retracted. in addition, the arm 53 can be swung outwardly and then disengaged from the notch 56 on the shaft 41. This enables removal of the arms 53 and sector plate 45. The valve is retained in position by the sector plate engaging the shoulder 34a on the end thereof so that the valve can also be removed after the sector plate has been removed. The arms 65, 97 and 114 are formed integrally with the `shaft 41 and lever 42 and are removed as a unit therewith. By withdrawing the pin 83, the cap dispensing and cap rejecting mechanisms can be removed from the body 15 and disassembled from each other.

I claim: Y

l. A dispensing apparatus comprising a measuring cylinder having a plunger therein and adapted when retracted to draw material into the cylinder and when extended to discharge material therefrom, a valve communicating with said cylinder and having an inlet and an outlet, a rotary valve member, a valve operator for moving said valve member between intake and dischange positions respectively communicating said cylinder with said inlet and outlet, a common operating lever for said valve member and plunger mounted for turning movement between first and second positions, an arm disposed alongside said valve operator and operatively connected to said lever and engageable with said operator for moving said valve member to its intake .position during the initial movement of said lever from its first to its second position and for moving said valve member to its discharge position during initial movement of said lever from f said second to said rst position, cam means operative in response to turning of 'said lever for laterally separating said arm and said operator to disengage said arm from said operator when said valve member respectively reaches its intake and discharge positions, and a lost-motion means connecting said lever to said plunger and operative after said valve member has reached its intake position to retract said plunger as said lever is moved from its first to its second positions and operative after said valve member has reached its discharge position to extend said plunger as said lever is moved from its second to its rst position.

2. A dispensing apparatus comprising a measuring cylinder having .a plunger therein, valve means communieating with said cylinder and having an inlet and an outlet and a'rotary valve member for selectively cornmunicating said cylinder with the inlet and outlet, a common actuator including a shaft mounted `for rotation about an axis parallel to the axisof said rotary valve member and a handle connected to said shaft for turningv the shaft from a iirst position to a second position and back, a valve operator mounted -for rotation about the axis of said shaft and engageable with valve member to rotate the latter, an arm mounted on said shaft for rotation therewith between first and second positions, means on said arm engageable with said valve operator for rotating the latter in one direction when the arm is moved toward its second position and for rotating the operator in the other direction when the arm is moved toward its first position, cam means operative in response to rotation of said arm for laterally separating said arm and said operator to disengage the arm from the operator during a portion of the angular movement of the arm in either direction of movement thereof, and lostmotion means connected to said shaft for extending and retracting said piston during that portion of the angular movement of the shaft in which the arm is disengaged from the operator.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said cam means is formed on the end of said rotary valve member.

4. A dispensing apparatus comprising a measuring cylinder having a plunger therein, valve means communicating with said cylinder and having an inlet and an outlet and a rotary valve member for selectively communicating said inlet and said outlet, a shaft mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of said valve member, a sector plate mounted for rotation about the axis of said shaft and engaging said valve member to turn the latter, a iirst arm mounted on said shaft for turning therewith and for tilting movement about an axis transverse to said shaft, a dog on said arm engageable with said sector plate as said arm is turned to turn said sector plate therewith, means for turning said arm from one position to a second position and back, cam means engageable with said arm at a point intermediate said first and second positions for tilting the arm away from the sector plate to disengage the dog therefrom, and lost-motion means operatively connected to said shaft and to said plunger for extending and retracting said plunger in timed relation with the operation of said valve means.

5. A dispensing apparatus comprising a measuring cylinder having a plunger therein, valve means communicating with said cylinder and having an inlet and an outlet and a rotary valve member for selectively communicating said inlet and said outlet, a shaft mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of said valve member, a sector plate mounted for rotation about the axis of said shaft and engaging said valve member to turn the latter, a first arm mounted on said shaft for turning therewith and for tilting movement about an axis transverse to said shaft, a dog on said arm engageable with said sector plate as said arm is turned to turn said sector plate therewith, means for turning said arm from one position to a second position and back, cam means engageable with said arm at a point intermediate said first and second positions for tilting the arm away from the sector plate to disengageV the dog therefrom, a second arm attached to said shaft for turning therewith, said plunger having a longitudinally extending slot therein, and a link slidable in said slot and connected to said second arm for extending and retracting said plunger.

6. A dispensing apparatus comprising a measuring cylinder having a piston slidable therein, valve means communicating with said cylinder and having an inlet and an outlet and a rotary valve member for selectively communicating said inlet and said outlet, a shaft mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of said valve member, a sector plate mounted on one end of said shaft for turning relative thereto, said sector plate and valve member having interengaging teeth whereby to rotate the valve member from one position to the other in response to turning of said sector plate, said shaft having a noncircular blade on said one end and a notch in the edge of said blade remote from said valve member, a first arm having a slot therein dimensioned to receive said blade when the arm is seated in said notch to effect rotation of the arm with the shaft, said blade being beveled at the edge opposite said notch to permit limited tilting of said arm relative thereto in a direction transverse to said shaft, a dog on said arm engageable with said plate as the arm is turned to turn said sector plate therewith, means for yieldably urging said rst arm toward said sector plate, a cam engageable with said first arm for tilting the latter away from said sector plate as the arm is rotated from one position to a second position and back to disengage the dog at a point intermediate said positions and after the valve has been turned from one position to its other position, and lost-motion means operatively connecting said shaft to said piston for extending and retracting the latter.

7. A dispensing apparatus comprising a measuring cylinder having a piston slidable therein, valve means communicating with said cylinder and having an inlet and an outlet and a rotary valve member for selectively communicating said inlet and said outlet, a shaft mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of said valve member, a sector plate mounted on one end of said shaft for turning relative thereto said sector plate and valve member having interengaging teeth whereby to rotate the valve member from one position to the other in response to turning of said shaft, said shaft having a non-circular blade on said one end and a notch in the edge of said blade remote from said valve member, a irst arm having a slot therein dimensioned to receive said blade when the arm is seated in said notch to effect rotation of the arm with the shaft, said blade being beveled at the edge opposite said notch to permit limited tilting of said arm relative thereto in a direction transverse to said shaft, a dog on said arm engageable with said plate as the arm is turned to turn said sector plate therewith, a second arm attached to said first arm and extending from the shaft in a direction opposite the first arm, a third arm attached to said shaft for movement therewith, means defining a guide slot on said piston, a U-shaped bail having the web portion thereof slidable in said slot and the ends connected to said second and third amis for extending and retracting said plunger and for yieldably urging said first arm toward said sector plate, and cam means engageable with said first arm for tilting the same away from the sector plate as said shaft is turned between first and second positions to disengage the dog from the sector plate at a point intermediate said positions.

8. The combination of claim 7 wherein said cam means is formed on one end of said valve member.

9. A dispensing apparatus comprising a measuring cylinder having a plunger therein, valve means communicating with said cylinder and having an inlet and an outlet and a rotary valve member for selectively communicating said inlet and outlet, a shaft mounted for turning about an axis parallel to the axis of said valve member, actuator means for selectively turning said shaft rst in one direction and then in the opposite direction, a first means connected to said shaft for moving said valve member from one position to the other during the initial movement of said shaft in either direction, a second means connected to said shaft for moving said plunger in response to turning of said shaft after said valve member has been moved, a cap magazine mounted adjacent said outlet of said valve, a slide mounted for movement across the lower end of said magazine to remove a cap therefrom, a cap applying device for pressing the caps on a container, means on said slide engageable with a container for moving a container with the cap to a position below said cap applying device, a third means connected to said shaft for extending said slide in response to turning of said shaft in one direction, and a fourth means connected to said shaft for operating said cap applying device in response to turning of the shaft in the other direction.

l0. An apparatus for dispensing material into a container and for applying a cap thereto comprising, a measuring chamber, a piston in said chamber, valve means communicating with said chamber and having an inlet and an outlet and a valve member movable to selectively communicate said chamber with said inlet and outlet, an operating lever connected to said valve member and said piston for sequentially moving said valve member to dra-W a charge of material into the chamber through said inlet and discharge a measured quantity of material out of the chamber through said outlet as the operating lever is moved from a rst position to a second position and back, a cap magazine, means laterally offset from said magazine operable to press a cap onto a container, means operable to remove a cap from said magazine and to move the cap and a container into position below said cap pressing means, and means connected to said lever for operating said cap removing said cap pressing means in timed relation in response to movement of said lever from said first position to said second position and back.

11. An apparatus for packaging uent material in a container comprising a dispenser including a rotary valve for dispensing material into a container, an actuator including a shaft mounted for rotation about a horizontal 20 axis, means connected to said shaft for turning said rotary valve into and out of a dispense position in response to turning of said shaft from a lirst position to a second position and back, a slide bracket extending alongside said dispenser, a cap magazine on said bracket, a slide mounted for reciprocation on said bracket and having a cap engaging element and a containerengaging element movable in unison to remove a cap from the magazine and advance the cap and the container to a position at one side of the magazine, a cap applying anvil, an anvil support bracket mounted for limited vertical movement relative to said slide bracket, a rst arm connected to said shaft and engageable with said slide to extend and retract the latter as said shaft is moved from a rst position to a second position and back, and a second arm on said shaft engageable with said anvil support bracket to depress the latter and move the anvil downwardly to seat the cap on the container.

12. The combination of claim l1 wherein said dispenser includes a measuring piston, and means connected to said shaft for extending and retracting the piston.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 16,366 Gedney Jan. 6, 1857 1,066,660 ROSS July 8, 1913 2,032,163 Bagby Feb. 25, 1936 2,142,970 Anderson VIan. 3, 1939 2,195,441 Bagby Apr. 2, 1940 2,245,287 Minard June 10, 1941 2,520,242 Grau Aug. 29, 1950 'A ED STATES PATENT oFFIcE ATE OF CORRECTION Apr-'11 17, 1962 UNIT CERTIFIC Patent No. 3,029,574

Swan F. Anderson the above numbered patt error appears n s Patent should read es certified the at the said Letter It is hereby cton and th ent requiring corre corrected below.

Column 8, line 24, for "shaft", first occurrence, read sector plate column 9, line 14, for "said", second occurrence, read and Signed and sealed this 14th day of August 1962.

(SEAL.) Attest:

DAVID L. LADD ERNEST W. SWIDER Attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents 

